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CHAPTER III. 



DETERMINATION OF THE METHOD OF TREATMENT. 



.BEFORE the yield can be calculated and the general plan of 

 operations laid down, the method of treatment must be deter- 

 mined. The questions here involved have already been dis- 

 cussed in this and the previous volumes, and the following 

 references will be useful : 



(1) For choice of species, see Volume II., pages 4 to 11. 



(2) For choice of sylvicultural system, see Volume I., pages 



226 to 232. 



(3) For choice of method of formation, see Volume II., 



pages 169 to 180. 



(4) For choice of method of tending, see Volume II., 



pages 189 to 228. 



(5) For choice of rotation, see present volume, pages 200 



to 211. 



(6) The financial aspect of forestry has been explained at 



pages 167 to 169 of this volume. 



The determination of the method of treatment depends 

 chiefly on : 



(a) The objects of management. 



(b) The locality. 



(c) The growing stock actually existing in the forest. 



(d) The dangers to which the growing stock and the soil 



are exposed. 



(e) The conditions of demand and supply of forest produce. 

 (/) The legal position of the forest, existence of rights, 



privileges, etc. 



The nature of these determining factors shows that no 

 general rule can be laid down, but that the method of treat- 



